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pons: see brain stem brain stem, lower part of the brain, adjoining and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. The upper segment of the human brain stem, the pons, contains nerve fibers that connect the two halves of the cerebellum.
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pons [pänz]
(anatomy)
A process or bridge of tissue connecting two parts of an organ.
A convex white eminence located at the base of the brain; consists of fibers receiving impulses from the cerebral cortex and sending fibers to the contralateral side of the cerebellum.
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During his visit, Aldrin was accompanied by Marcos Pontes, who became Brazil's first astronaut in 2006 during a joint US-Russian space mission.
Moon-man Buzz Aldrin urges Brazil to invest in space by AFP / AFP Global Edition
THE LAST minute cancellation of a concert of famous Portuguese singer Dulce Pontes left the castle square in Paphos disturbingly quiet on Friday night.
Last minute cancellation leaves concert goes high and dry by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
Neale, who plays off a plus one handicap, carded rounds of 73 and 70 to finish tied second on a gross total of 143, just one shot behind the winner Pontes Fredriksson in the seventh and the final round of the Gulf News-sponsored Order of Merit.
Neale retains Order of Merit title by Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)
 
 
 
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